The impact of early cropping on subsequent growth and yield of highbush blueberry in the establishment years at two planting densities is cultivar dependant

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1998-2001

  Strik, Bernadine ^a,b   Buller, Gil ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NWREC   (United States)

Author keywords

Berry size; Blossom removal; Deblossoming; Dry weight partitioning; Flower buds; Fruit bud set; Growth; In row spacing; Picking efficiency; Pruning; Top to root ratio; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BERRY SIZE; BLOSSOM REMOVAL; DEBLOSSOMING; DRY WEIGHT PARTITIONING; FLOWER BUDS; FRUIT BUD SET; IN-ROW SPACING; PICKING EFFICIENCY; TOP TO ROOT RATIOS; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

FRUITS;

CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; FLOWERS; FRUITS; GROWTH; PLANTS; PRUNING;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 28444447031     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.7.1998     Document Type: Article

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